1) Intraoperative Duplex Scanning Malignancy Gene Discovered, 2) First Heart/Liver Transplant in western U.S., 3) Human Brain Transplantation Protocol Approved, 4) Fully Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
A scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has discovered a gene in malignant brain, liver, breast, colon, kidney, and reproductive organ tumors, but not in healthy adults, stirring hopes that a vital key to cancer development and progression may have been unmasked.
"Going to the polls" takes on a whole new meaning when you're hospitalized. Volunteers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center make sure that all eligible voters who want to, can vote on election day -- right from their hospital bed.
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are ready to start a human treatment protocol that can reverse nerve and brain damage caused by stroke, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and spinal cord injuries. The treatment involves removal and regeneration of targeted brain cells.
In a 12-hour procedure that began at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, two organ transplant teams at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center performed what may be the first heart/liver transplant in the Western United States. Press conference set for 10/28/98 at 1 p.m. B-Roll Available.
A new type of minimally invasive, fully endoscopic skull base brain surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gives surgeons a panoramic view of pituitary tumor sites and results in reduced O.R. time, fewer complications, no scarring, and a shorter length-of-stay.
Advanced telephone and computer technology will enable physicians attending the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Orlando, FL, to watch, live, a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication being performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 26, 1998.
A new type of technology known as intraoperative Duplex Scanning was used for the first time at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last month to treat a car-jacking victim with critical gunshot wounds to his head and chest.
National Disability Employment Month -- Jorian Clair is a writer, editor and graphic designer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She's also almost completely blind, and has been for the 14 years that she has held this position at Cedars-Sinai.
A clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center focuses on correctly identifying patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation, pinpointing specific "trigger" areas in their hearts and non-surgically eliminating those triggers using radiofrequency energy (ablation).
1- Telemedicine at sea, 2- Caring for the medical caretakers, 3- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation trial, 4- medical experts for October.
An individual with the types of injuries Howard Rutman sustained in a motorcycle accident last January would typically be confined to a wheelchair for life. But 5 months after the accident he was walking again and now walks unaided.
The Lifeline(tm) program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center provides seniors with a continuum of care, emergency assistance, peace of mind, and the ability to maintain their dignity through independence.
Thanks to her own determination and the inter-disciplinary, problem-solving approach taken by her rehab team, a 27-year-old widowed tetraplegic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has defied all medical odds and regained the ability to walk.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterÃs "Top Tips." This semi-monthly service is designed especially for health and medical reporters and is offered free of charge by the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Public Relations Department.
"Cell harvesting" and a new type of brain surgery, done while the patient is awake, is helping to control tremors in Parkinson's Disease patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterÃs Neurofunctional Surgery Center, and may ultimately offer hope of a cure.
With temperatures in triple digits, itÃs important to remember that periodic ìheat wavesî can result in life-threatening illness -- especially for young children and senior citizens who are particularly vulnerable to extremes in temperature.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are studying PTMR and VEGF Therapy -- experimental protocols for patients with end-stage cardiovascular disease who have had multiple angioplasties or other procedures such as bypass surgery.
Breast cancer cells exposed to a diabetes drug and the Vitamin A compund Accutane stopped multiplying and died on cue in laboratory and animal studies conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Cardiac patients too frail for coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty may find relief through Percutaneous Transluminal Myocardial Revascularization, a new laser procedure now in phase II clinical trials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
A new Brain Tumor Support Group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Neurosurgical Institute will provide patients and their families with psychological support + updates on the latest in radiation, chemotherapy, gene therapy and immunology. The new program will be launched at a special Open House on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Started after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Youth Employment and Development Mentoring Program has provided unique "earn while you learn" opportunities for inner-city juniors, seniors. Integrates mentoring, education, paid employment.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Skull Base Institute is successfully treating Trigeminal Neuralgia, universally considered the most painful affliction known to adults. Two patients and the director of the Skull Base Institute are available for interviews.
According to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers, infants (age 9-17 weeks) whose eyes cross are invited to participate in a free, nationwide, NIH-sponsored Congenital Esotropia study.
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